Multiuser diversity and multiplexing using multiple random beams in wireless systems

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new multiple-antenna transmission scheme that can simultaneously achieve both diversity and multiplexing gain in the multi-user domain, by using multiple random beams. Multiple beams are generated so that the users encounter multiple channels at the same time, enabling the use of multi-user diversity through each channel. Although the signal-to-noise power ratio (SNR) of each channel is reduced in proportion to the number of beams, multiple beams are generated so that the multiplexing gain is larger than the decrease of SNR, increasing the overall system capacity.